Summer’s best: Our critics recommend … Visual arts

MUST SEE
“Picasso Looks at Degas”
When: June 13-Sept. 12 … 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday in June,
daily July-August
Where: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass.
Why: Picasso was a competitive guy. So much so that the Spaniard constantly compared himself to fellow artists in a rather obsessive way. One in particular was Edgar Degas, the impressionist. Over the years, Picasso made many references to Degas’ work, sometimes emulating and other times in parody. “Picasso Looks at Degas” tracks this “relationship” as a source of inspiration.
Tickets: $15
Info: 413-458-0560, http://www.clarkart.edu

FREE
Fields Sculpture Park
When: June 19-Oct. 31 … visitor center open 11 a.m.-5 p.m Saturday and Sunday, park open sunrise-sunset daily
Where: The Fields Sculpture Park at Omi International Arts Center, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent
Why: Pack a picnic, put on your sandals and take a hike … to some art. This year’s annual summer exhibition at The Fields Sculpture Park in Columbia County is curated by Bill Manes, who took over the reins of visual art at Art Omi in January 2009. The theme is monumentality. Six large-scale works by five artists will be spread throughout the dozens already in the permanent collection sprinkled on 90 acres of rolling farmland.
Admission: Free
Info: 392-4747, http://www.artomi.org